In the flower hall of the governor's office.

Lin Zhongcheng stood up with his hands on the table, and said to Zhao Hao excitedly:

"But now we are in the Ming Dynasty where the imperial examination system is used to select officials, not the Northern and Southern Dynasties where the Nine-Rank System was used! In our Ming Dynasty, without the enduring aristocratic families, no one can control the government for a long time!"

"It goes without saying that the reason for such a serious situation is directly related to the fact that the previous emperor was obsessed with cultivating the Mystic and ignored state affairs! The Yan and Lu families took the opportunity to steal the emperor's power and became so powerful that it made people despair."

"Now the Yan and Lu families have passed away along with the previous emperor, and only the Xu family is left, which survived by eating their corpses! As long as the Xu family is defeated, it will be difficult for another powerful family to control the government and dominate the Ming Dynasty in the next ten or even twenty years."

"How much can be accomplished in the next ten or twenty years? Just thinking about it makes me excited!" Lin Run looked at the young man in front of him with sharp eyes and said word by word:

"In order to buy time for Mr. Gao to reform, I am willing to perish with the Xu family, no matter what!"

"..." Zhao Hao looked at Lin Run with shock. He didn't expect to see such a pure idealist besides Hai Rui and Zhang Juzheng.

Zhao Hao now completely understood Lin Run's idea. It turned out that he had been paving the way for Gao Xinzheng all along...

If Lin Run can successfully exchange the Xu family, it will be equivalent to cutting off the tentacles of the Jiangnan nobles' control over the court.

When Gao Gong came to power, the remaining Wang family, Hua family, Xiang family, Gu family and the like were no longer a threat. They could only tremble in fear under Gao Huzi's power and would definitely compromise.

"Only in this way can the results of the anti-Japanese war be truly consolidated, and opening the sea will become a great thing that benefits the country and the people..."

After Lin Run finished speaking, he solemnly clasped his fists towards Zhao Hao and said, "Mr. Zhao, please help me stabilize the Hua family, the Wang family, and the Jinling Xu family. Don't let anyone disturb my final battle with the Xu family!"

"Don't worry, Zhongcheng. I will definitely do it." Zhao Hao hurriedly stood up to return the greeting, and asked in surprise, "But why is Zhongcheng so pessimistic and believes that we will perish together?"

"Lord Xu is a senior official who has restored order and benefited the government and the people. He has also promoted me." Lin Run smiled and asked, "Even if we can win this battle, do you think our court will still have a foothold in the officialdom?

"..." Zhao Hao felt sad, but he had to nod silently.

"I've said everything I need to say. Enjoy your meal." Lin Run smiled and asked him to sit down. "Try this dragon-shaped shrimp with phoenix tail. It's especially good for men..."

"Uh..." Lin Zhongcheng turned too sharply and Master Zhao was almost thrown out of the car.

Zhao Hao was not in a hurry to pick up the chopsticks, and said softly: "I said before that I would give Zhongcheng a gift."

"Oh, what gift?" Lin Run said with a handsome smile: "It's a gift from Mr. Zhao. I'm really looking forward to it."

"Zhongcheng may be disappointed. He is a worthless person." Zhao Hao smiled and said, "He is a Japanese pirate named Meichuan Yifu."

"No clothes?" Lin Run was stunned and couldn't help laughing: "The Japanese names are so weird. I heard that they caught one named 'Inuyang' and there was an even more outrageous one named 'Niu Shit'. It's so vulgar."

"That's right." Zhao Hao thought to himself, Zhihu Zhihu, I can say a bunch of weirder Japanese names in one breath, for example...

"But is there any special meaning in you giving this Umekawa Kazuo to me?" Lin Run asked with a cough.

"This beast was captured by Jin Xuezeng, the magistrate of Chongming, when he sent a battalion of gunners to wipe out the Japanese pirates entrenched in Bailusha."

Mr. Zhao, the unknown hero who loved to give credit to others, would naturally not treat his apprentice unfairly. He credited the victory of suppressing the bandits in Chongming to Jin Xuezeng.

"During the interrogation, we unexpectedly discovered that this Japanese pirate was actually raised by the Xu family..." Master Zhao continued.

"What?!" Lin Run's chopsticks, which were used to pick up shrimp for Zhao Hao, were suspended in the air. "Do you have any evidence?"

"Only confessions. Zhao Hao shook his head slightly and said, "But Meichuan Yifu confessed that Xu Liu, a servant of the Xu family, once gave him 20,000 taels of silver as a bribe."

"Yeah." Lin Run nodded and put the prawns on Zhao Hao's plate.

"The 20,000 taels were given to him alone, not to the gang, so it was not cash." Zhao Hao said faintly, "So in July, he disguised himself as a Han Chinese and came to Wanyuanhao Bank in Shanghai County, and completed the transfer with Xu Liu on the spot. The money is still in his account. Of course, he is not called Umekawa Kazuo, but uses the alias 'Ronan'."

“You mean…” Lin Zhongcheng’s expression changed.

"If necessary, Zhong Cheng can check the accounts of Wan Yuan Hao. I believe you will find everything you need." Zhao Hao said, picked up the prawn and tasted it, and couldn't help but praise:

“It’s salty and fresh, and goes really well with rice!”

After eating and drinking, Zhao Hao said goodbye and left the governor's office.

Lin Run personally sent him to the yamen.

This made Tian Baiguang shudder with fear. When Lu Kuang, the head of the Lu family, came, Zhongcheng only sent him to the door of the flower hall.

Who exactly is this young man? How come he is so much more powerful than the head of the Changzhou Lu family?

However, the boy seemed to have forgotten his grudge against himself.

Tian Baiguang was thankful, but also secretly sad, thinking that he was indeed an insignificant little character who was not even worthy of being hated...

Lin Run and Zhao Hao naturally had no idea what Tian Tongpan was thinking, and as they talked they came to Zhao Hao's carriage.

Gao Wu opened the car door for Zhao Hao, and Xiwa put down the car seat to welcome her uncle in the car.

"I can see that you are a good kid." Lin Run looked at Zhao Hao deeply, patted his shoulder heavily, and said with eager expectation: "I hope you can guide Jiangnan Company and never violate your iron rules."

"Don't worry, Zhongcheng," Zhao Hao nodded and said casually, "The day Jiangnan Company violates the iron law, I will destroy it with my own hands."

"Is this what you should say about two shares?" Lin Run laughed. It was obvious that he had already seen through Zhao Hao's position in Jiangnan Company and did not think it was as insignificant as he said.

"I can make them never produce cement again." Young Master Zhao evaded the question and changed the subject: "On the way back to Songjiang, Zhongcheng, why don't you go to Jiangnan Hospital?"

"Why go to the hospital?" Lin Run was stunned, then he patted his head and said, "Oh, by the way, I said I would go visit Pan Zhongcheng, but I forgot."

"Pan Zhongcheng has returned to Huzhou to recuperate." Zhao Hao thought to himself that he should be back by now. He said seriously, "I want to ask Dean Wan to check Zhongcheng's health."

"I'm in good health, what's there to check?" Lin Run smiled and stretched his arms and legs and said, "Besides, we don't have time. We have to leave soon and try to reach Songjiang early tomorrow morning."

"So urgent?" Zhao Hao couldn't help but be surprised.

"I guess the impeachment petition against me has already been submitted. How can we not race against time?" Lin Run said goodbye to Zhao Hao as if he was talking about someone else.

"When I'm done with Songjiang, I'll go to Kunshan and learn science from you. Don't just look at your clothes and not your people."

"Zhongcheng, you're joking." Zhao Hao bowed deeply to him and said, "You're welcome anytime! Have a safe trip!"

ps. Fourth update, please give me a monthly ticket! I'm going to sleep...